KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NABC Tournament Advisory Committee, which was launched last season to provide coach feedback to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, will expand its scope of evaluations during the upcoming 2026-27 season.
The Tournament Advisory Committee roster is comprised of eight former head coaches with backgrounds spanning all levels of the Division I landscape. Last season, the Committee evaluated and compiled top-16 rankings of teams potentially warranting consideration for the NCAA Tournament bracket’s top four seed lines. For 2026-27, the Committee will additionally submit rankings of the top 16 teams from conferences outside of the historically multi-bid ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC.
The Tournament Advisory Committee will submit both sets of rankings to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee immediately prior to its January, February and March meetings.
“The NABC Tournament Advisory Committee provides a vehicle for coach perspective and evaluations to contribute to the process of selecting and seeding the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship,” said NABC Executive Director Craig Robinson. “The Tournament Advisory Committee’s feedback was well received by the NCAA in year one, and the group is eager to further support the championship selection process this season – particularly in light of the expanded bracket size.”
Former coaches who will serve on the Tournament Advisory Committee for the 2026-27 season are: Scott Davenport (Bellarmine) Ed DeChellis (East Tennessee State, Penn State, Navy), Fran Dunphy (Penn, Temple, La Salle), Seth Greenberg (Long Beach State, South Florida, Virgina Tech), Jeff Jones (Virginia, American, Old Dominion), Phil Martelli (Saint Joseph’s, Michigan), Norm Roberts (St. John’s), and Gary Waters (Kent State, Rutgers, Cleveland State).
